[–] 14 points 4 days ago

It's almost entertaining at this point to see how out of touch they are. Many Proton users chose them because they were supposed to be the anti-techbro alternative to Google and Micro$oft, and alas, instead of actually taking a look in the mirror, they double down instead.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 days ago

    'Richard's' post and comment replies really just cement that existence of a toxic culture all around at Proton. Likely the opposite of his intention.

    I've worked with Andy for many years, and he has always been hard to work with for some people, this is not new, but it's also not at the level 404 portrays it.

    For any sane person, Andy's comments and this attitude toward them confirm that management is out of touch with what a supportive work culture is.

    This, combined with their drive for more and faster, when much of their userbase just wants secure and stable shows they are not the service provider for me, anymore.

    I feel like their Uservoice forum might have been part of what led them to stray from this foundation of strong email. After the posts calling to oust Andy, there are a number of posts asking for features that are really quite out of scope of what you would expect from even a full productivity suite.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 week ago*

    I'm being (perhaps overly) optimistic that this might be the last straw for Andy, but we'll see.

    The official proton account had this to say over on that other site:

    It hasn't been the best couple of days.

    We’ve read the various threads and we have heard your feedback. However, right now we need to focus on listening to our employees. They're the ones who've gotten us to where we are today, and they're the ones who are impacted the most.

    We love this community, and we will come back to you. But in the days ahead, we need to get our house in order first

    I'm hoping getting their house in order means kicking Andy Yen and Bart Butler out of it...

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I'm searching for alternatives too. So far promising options are (in no particular order):

    • Tuta
    • Mailbox.org
    • Posteo

    They have some differences in offerings, so you'd have to explore which best fits your use-case. I'm leaning toward Mailbox.org with self-hosted OpenCloud for a 'cloud' drive.

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    Andy Yen, the CEO of Proton, had a message for an employee in the company’s security Slack channel who urged the company to at least take a few days to pentest newly written code before pushing it live. “That’s bullshit and loser thinking. Of course it’s possible to be fast and secure,” Yen wrote in the channel at the end of August. “Stop thinking always of how to be slower, and focus more on how to be faster.”

    In a follow-up message, Yen reiterated his point: “only losers think like that.” His ultimate message for the team was to “stop lovingly handcrafting all our code and use AI more.”

     

    cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/privacy@lemmy.ml/p/859482/proton-drive-linux-client-is-being-actively-developed

    I received the email this morning from Proton announcing improvements to Drive speed, and they just happened to tuck this in there:

    ... It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Glad I won't have to continue using my cobbled together Syncthing solution much longer.

    Here's the full email for anyone interested, seems the announcement isn't on their website yet.

    Tap for spoilerDear Proton community member,

    A faster, more powerful Proton Drive is here, giving you smoother access, stronger protection, and more control over your files.

    Proton Drive is up to 3x faster

    We rebuilt Proton Drive around a single, shared engine that now powers uploading, downloading, and encryption across all our apps. Uploads are up to 3x faster and downloads up to 2x faster, plus smoother scrolling and quicker loading in Photos. It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Faster, stronger encryption

    Your files stay end-to-end encrypted — that hasn't changed, and never will. But that happens more efficiently now. We've adopted a cryptographic advance in the OpenPGP standard, cutting encryption time for new file uploads by up to 4x.

    More control over who can manage your shared files

    When you share a file or folder, you can already choose Viewer or Editor access. Now you can also decide whether an Editor can manage sharing on your behalf — inviting others, changing permissions, or removing access. To keep that control for yourself only, open the share's Settings and toggle off access.

    More power and flexibility across Proton Drive

    Alongside the updates above, we’ve continued improving Proton Drive across platforms, making it easier to automate workflows, browse shared files, manage syncing, and work more efficiently.

    • The Proton Drive CLI is now available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, so you can script uploads, downloads, and sharing from your terminal. 
    • Grid view is now available on public Proton Drive links, making shared photo folders much easier to browse.
    • On the Windows desktop app, you can now pause syncing for a few hours or until the next day, and Proton Drive automatically resumes so you don't forget to turn it back on.
    • A new encrypted cache stores your 500 most recently viewed thumbnails, so albums you've already browsed load instantly the next time.
    • Proton Sheets now supports custom currency, number, and date/time formats, alongside bug fixes and reliability improvements.

    Protecting your privacy is our priority. Follow us on X for the latest feature releases, privacy news, and security tips. Join the discussion on Reddit for insights directly from our team, and share your ideas on UserVoice to help shape Proton’s future.

    Thank you for your continued support. Stay secure,

    The Proton Drive team

     

    cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/privacy@lemmy.ml/p/859482/proton-drive-linux-client-is-being-actively-developed

    I received the email this morning from Proton announcing improvements to Drive speed, and they just happened to tuck this in there:

    ... It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Glad I won't have to continue using my cobbled together Syncthing solution much longer.

    Here's the full email for anyone interested, seems the announcement isn't on their website yet.

    Tap for spoilerDear Proton community member,

    A faster, more powerful Proton Drive is here, giving you smoother access, stronger protection, and more control over your files.

    Proton Drive is up to 3x faster

    We rebuilt Proton Drive around a single, shared engine that now powers uploading, downloading, and encryption across all our apps. Uploads are up to 3x faster and downloads up to 2x faster, plus smoother scrolling and quicker loading in Photos. It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Faster, stronger encryption

    Your files stay end-to-end encrypted — that hasn't changed, and never will. But that happens more efficiently now. We've adopted a cryptographic advance in the OpenPGP standard, cutting encryption time for new file uploads by up to 4x.

    More control over who can manage your shared files

    When you share a file or folder, you can already choose Viewer or Editor access. Now you can also decide whether an Editor can manage sharing on your behalf — inviting others, changing permissions, or removing access. To keep that control for yourself only, open the share's Settings and toggle off access.

    More power and flexibility across Proton Drive

    Alongside the updates above, we’ve continued improving Proton Drive across platforms, making it easier to automate workflows, browse shared files, manage syncing, and work more efficiently.

    • The Proton Drive CLI is now available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, so you can script uploads, downloads, and sharing from your terminal. 
    • Grid view is now available on public Proton Drive links, making shared photo folders much easier to browse.
    • On the Windows desktop app, you can now pause syncing for a few hours or until the next day, and Proton Drive automatically resumes so you don't forget to turn it back on.
    • A new encrypted cache stores your 500 most recently viewed thumbnails, so albums you've already browsed load instantly the next time.
    • Proton Sheets now supports custom currency, number, and date/time formats, alongside bug fixes and reliability improvements.

    Protecting your privacy is our priority. Follow us on X for the latest feature releases, privacy news, and security tips. Join the discussion on Reddit for insights directly from our team, and share your ideas on UserVoice to help shape Proton’s future.

    Thank you for your continued support. Stay secure,

    The Proton Drive team

     

    cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/privacy@lemmy.ml/p/859482/proton-drive-linux-client-is-being-actively-developed

    I received the email this morning from Proton announcing improvements to Drive speed, and they just happened to tuck this in there:

    ... It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Glad I won't have to continue using my cobbled together Syncthing solution much longer.

    Here's the full email for anyone interested, seems the announcement isn't on their website yet.

    Tap for spoilerDear Proton community member,

    A faster, more powerful Proton Drive is here, giving you smoother access, stronger protection, and more control over your files.

    Proton Drive is up to 3x faster

    We rebuilt Proton Drive around a single, shared engine that now powers uploading, downloading, and encryption across all our apps. Uploads are up to 3x faster and downloads up to 2x faster, plus smoother scrolling and quicker loading in Photos. It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Faster, stronger encryption

    Your files stay end-to-end encrypted — that hasn't changed, and never will. But that happens more efficiently now. We've adopted a cryptographic advance in the OpenPGP standard, cutting encryption time for new file uploads by up to 4x.

    More control over who can manage your shared files

    When you share a file or folder, you can already choose Viewer or Editor access. Now you can also decide whether an Editor can manage sharing on your behalf — inviting others, changing permissions, or removing access. To keep that control for yourself only, open the share's Settings and toggle off access.

    More power and flexibility across Proton Drive

    Alongside the updates above, we’ve continued improving Proton Drive across platforms, making it easier to automate workflows, browse shared files, manage syncing, and work more efficiently.

    • The Proton Drive CLI is now available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, so you can script uploads, downloads, and sharing from your terminal. 
    • Grid view is now available on public Proton Drive links, making shared photo folders much easier to browse.
    • On the Windows desktop app, you can now pause syncing for a few hours or until the next day, and Proton Drive automatically resumes so you don't forget to turn it back on.
    • A new encrypted cache stores your 500 most recently viewed thumbnails, so albums you've already browsed load instantly the next time.
    • Proton Sheets now supports custom currency, number, and date/time formats, alongside bug fixes and reliability improvements.

    Protecting your privacy is our priority. Follow us on X for the latest feature releases, privacy news, and security tips. Join the discussion on Reddit for insights directly from our team, and share your ideas on UserVoice to help shape Proton’s future.

    Thank you for your continued support. Stay secure,

    The Proton Drive team

     

    cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/privacy@lemmy.ml/p/859482/proton-drive-linux-client-is-being-actively-developed

    I received the email this morning from Proton announcing improvements to Drive speed, and they just happened to tuck this in there:

    ... It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Glad I won't have to continue using my cobbled together Syncthing solution much longer.

    Here's the full email for anyone interested, seems the announcement isn't on their website yet.

    Tap for spoilerDear Proton community member,

    A faster, more powerful Proton Drive is here, giving you smoother access, stronger protection, and more control over your files.

    Proton Drive is up to 3x faster

    We rebuilt Proton Drive around a single, shared engine that now powers uploading, downloading, and encryption across all our apps. Uploads are up to 3x faster and downloads up to 2x faster, plus smoother scrolling and quicker loading in Photos. It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Faster, stronger encryption

    Your files stay end-to-end encrypted — that hasn't changed, and never will. But that happens more efficiently now. We've adopted a cryptographic advance in the OpenPGP standard, cutting encryption time for new file uploads by up to 4x.

    More control over who can manage your shared files

    When you share a file or folder, you can already choose Viewer or Editor access. Now you can also decide whether an Editor can manage sharing on your behalf — inviting others, changing permissions, or removing access. To keep that control for yourself only, open the share's Settings and toggle off access.

    More power and flexibility across Proton Drive

    Alongside the updates above, we’ve continued improving Proton Drive across platforms, making it easier to automate workflows, browse shared files, manage syncing, and work more efficiently.

    • The Proton Drive CLI is now available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, so you can script uploads, downloads, and sharing from your terminal. 
    • Grid view is now available on public Proton Drive links, making shared photo folders much easier to browse.
    • On the Windows desktop app, you can now pause syncing for a few hours or until the next day, and Proton Drive automatically resumes so you don't forget to turn it back on.
    • A new encrypted cache stores your 500 most recently viewed thumbnails, so albums you've already browsed load instantly the next time.
    • Proton Sheets now supports custom currency, number, and date/time formats, alongside bug fixes and reliability improvements.

    Protecting your privacy is our priority. Follow us on X for the latest feature releases, privacy news, and security tips. Join the discussion on Reddit for insights directly from our team, and share your ideas on UserVoice to help shape Proton’s future.

    Thank you for your continued support. Stay secure,

    The Proton Drive team

     

    I received the email this morning from Proton announcing improvements to Drive speed, and they just happened to tuck this in there:

    ... It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Glad I won't have to continue using my cobbled together Syncthing solution much longer.

    Here's the full email for anyone interested, seems the announcement isn't on their website yet.

    Tap for spoilerDear Proton community member,

    A faster, more powerful Proton Drive is here, giving you smoother access, stronger protection, and more control over your files.

    Proton Drive is up to 3x faster

    We rebuilt Proton Drive around a single, shared engine that now powers uploading, downloading, and encryption across all our apps. Uploads are up to 3x faster and downloads up to 2x faster, plus smoother scrolling and quicker loading in Photos. It also allowed us to focus on deeper integration with the rest of the Proton ecosystem (such as Drive in Lumo) and support for a Linux client, which we're now actively building.

    Faster, stronger encryption

    Your files stay end-to-end encrypted — that hasn't changed, and never will. But that happens more efficiently now. We've adopted a cryptographic advance in the OpenPGP standard, cutting encryption time for new file uploads by up to 4x.

    More control over who can manage your shared files

    When you share a file or folder, you can already choose Viewer or Editor access. Now you can also decide whether an Editor can manage sharing on your behalf — inviting others, changing permissions, or removing access. To keep that control for yourself only, open the share's Settings and toggle off access.

    More power and flexibility across Proton Drive

    Alongside the updates above, we’ve continued improving Proton Drive across platforms, making it easier to automate workflows, browse shared files, manage syncing, and work more efficiently.

    • The Proton Drive CLI is now available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, so you can script uploads, downloads, and sharing from your terminal. 
    • Grid view is now available on public Proton Drive links, making shared photo folders much easier to browse.
    • On the Windows desktop app, you can now pause syncing for a few hours or until the next day, and Proton Drive automatically resumes so you don't forget to turn it back on.
    • A new encrypted cache stores your 500 most recently viewed thumbnails, so albums you've already browsed load instantly the next time.
    • Proton Sheets now supports custom currency, number, and date/time formats, alongside bug fixes and reliability improvements.

    Protecting your privacy is our priority. Follow us on X for the latest feature releases, privacy news, and security tips. Join the discussion on Reddit for insights directly from our team, and share your ideas on UserVoice to help shape Proton’s future.

    Thank you for your continued support. Stay secure,

    The Proton Drive team

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